Hair curling device



Nov. 9, 1943. H. KLEIN HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed Dec. 21, 1938 1 05 N 5 4 r0 5 m E w. N w WK w m w 6 :2 A 5 Q 3 A B lnU Patented Nov. 9, 1943 UNITE o sm'ras HAIR- CURLING. DEVICE Harry Klein, New York, N Y. Application December-'21, 1938; Serial :No. 247,010

24'Claims;

My invention relates to a new andimproved' construction for hair curling devices.

One of the-objects of my invention is to pro-- vide an improved hair curling device of the character described provided with novelmeans. for mounting and manipulating a .hair gripping, member.

Another object of my invention is to providesan" improvedzhair curling device of the characterdescribed adapted for use in' connection With-a"; hairpin and having highly improved means for temporarily, mounting such'hair' pin.

Still another object of my'invention'istapro vide an improved hair curler-device of the ChBiU- acter described. which shall: comprise relatively few'and simple parts, which shall be easy. to' assemble, which shall be relatively'in'expensive to manufacture, and which at the same timeshall: operat with a high degree of'efllciency.

Other objects of this invention: Will in'part bei obvious and in part hereinafter pointednut;

The invention accordingly consists in the fea=- tures of construction, combinationsofielements; and arrangement of: parts :which will ibe exempii I fifid' in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the. scope. of application will ibe indicated in .the claims;

In the accompanyingdrawing, in which is: shown one of'the various possible embodimen'tsi of this invention, I

Fig. 1 is alongitudinal cross-sectional view. of: a haircurler device'constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig.- 1a isa sectional View taken along'the line I-Iof Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is a top pian elevationalview of the Figi 1 form. of device;

Fig. 3 1's 2. sideelevational view thereof illustrat ingzone step in the operation of the device;

Fig.4 is a top plan elevational view illustrating: still another step in the operationof my device: 1

Fig. 5 is'a fragmentary view of: a portion 01 the device shown in Fig. l but illustrating-a:- modified form of hair pin mounting means,"

Fig. 6 is a view similar to the'Fig. 1i formuof'i device but illustrating a modified form: of hair: gripping assembly; and

Fig. 7 is an elevational view, partly sectional,- of the curler device shown in Figs; 1 to 4 but;

illustrating still another modified form of con:- -50;

struction.

Referring now in detail toithe drawing; I :havedisclosed in Figs. 1 to 4 a hair curling device-con structed. in accordance with my invention. and

comprising; acurler .rod- I0; atone end-ofwhich fingerwgrippin'g member 1 set p'ortion" there isrfixedi a fingeri gripping-member: I I which: may: be of. larger diameter than: said J curler rod or smaller: diameter; andf which may: have the=- outer surfac-e'thereof;knurledgas shown; The: andfinger-gripping; member I-I may be held. in" assembled relationship by any suitable-means -su'ch as; for example, a.-= portion I 011" adjacent one rend iof thewcurier rodvl ll being: received in" a corresponding opening- I Ia= in the? H by ineans of: a=forcefitzw Eor'the-purposeof gripping theend of $1001!" of hair Whichis to -be wound-on the-curler rod I 0;: thereis" provided a' -hairg'rippiri'g member I2 having; a main :gripping portion I2a andan od I21 *para llel 'td the portiom I 20 and interconnected bye ar portion I 2e. The gripping member I 2-:isdesignedso that thermainvgripping portion: I21'uis substantia'liy arallei Eto th'e curler rod ln and. is: so: mounted: that: it i1 wilt maintain itsparallel relationship thereflo eveniwhen moved? away from: the curlerrod: I lr for th-e urpose "of inserting alocli of hair therebetweene By this parallel-"construction-tiie lock 01 hair is gripped uniformly throughout? Also" the-freedom" with which the wound curl ma-y=ultimately be slidabi 'y moved ofitheeurler "rod is -greatly increased.-

For causing thiagripping portion I 2(r'to move" relativeto the curlrrod I 8; there "is provided' w button member Ifl slidabiy. movable in" an opening 'I Sintlie' member I If The'but'toirl 4 is provided' with" a transverse"'o ening f I 6"i11to which the portion I2b of the grinl ingfmember121s" received: A spring" I1," one. end of" which" bears 1 against the wall'ofz th'e lopen'ingfl Sand the other end of which bears against" a cupped I portion I 8" of "the normally urge the gripping arm I26 into; 'contactive engagement with the curler-rod.- An inwardly. extending. slot. I9 'is provided adjacent one endotthe member- II to\permitthe free button M; serves to movement of the .grippingemember. portions. lib

and 1 2e therein when theb tton a. I I -is manual-l yr rn ovedr. It is .noted that th'efgripping. arm I 2min: all its posit-ions; whethen in the full line hairgripping position as shown in- F ig. -1;- or whether" in. the dotted-slime. position 1 2a---, always maintaine its: parallelism -With: the curler rod I By. the: above described construction; it is seen -that --un--' desirable pl nchlngslof thQt DOItiOIJ OfWhB IOCk of; hairgripped adjacent"the- J'unctionv-of the' curlerrodim-an'd the member I I is avoided'. To 'obtain aamore =-positi ve :grippingeactiom between the hair! gripping-:memben- I2 and? the": curler red my. the said curler. rod-' III'i is provided with a recessed? the bottom. walfof end of the curler rod and to rectly to or may be an portion 29 into which the arm portion In is partially received.

The free end |b of the curler rod I0 is constructed as follows for the purpose of efficiently holding the hair pin 20 until the lock of hair has been spirally wound on the curler rod l0, after which the said curled lock or hair may be relatively slidably moved toward the free end lllb of the curler rod so that the curl of hair may be received between-the legs of the hair pin2|l which will clamp the same'and hold the curl in wound condition. The curler rod I0 is provided with an opening 2| extending inwardly from the free end thereof. Into this opening 2| there is placed a cylindrical member 22 rotatable relatively to said curler rod and having an opening23 ex tending inwardly from the outer end thereof.

Disposed within said opening 21% and substan tially centrally thereof is a projecting pin 24 providing a space betweenthe outer surface of said pin 24 and the wallet the opening23.' The pin 24 which may be integral with the member 22 is preferably provided with a tapered point 25 for reasons which willsoon become apparent.

A plug 26 is forcibly fitted-into the'end lOb of the curler rod It! to close the opening '2 the said plug being provided witha through in substantially axial alignment with the projecting member 24; The hair pin 29, which may be of any suitable type well known to the art, is

adapted-to have one leg 20a thereof inserted through-the plug aperture 21, "and due to thetapered point, will be deflected to one side of the projecting member-24 so that it will be obliged to enter the space 23 surrounding the member to be wedged therebetween and frictionally the hair pin will be pre-' during the curling oper-. additional friction is thus held in position. Thus, vented from falling out ation. .Also suflicient provided to enablethe position until the wound from the curler rod. I0 provided with a tapered outer surface 26a which will cause the leg 20b of. the hair pin 20 to spread apart with respect to theleg 20. The opening 23 in the member 22 is designed with respect to the V the legs of the hair that the said hair pin 20 will be pre hair pin 20,.to remain in pin 20 so vented from insertion into said opening 23, to such a depth as to interfere with the lateral or.

turning movement ofth'e grippingarm 12a or of the wound curl of hair.

While; in the drawing Ihave illustrated the projecting member'24 as being a part of asep-J aratejrotatable fcylind'erf22. it is understood that the said projectingm'ember may be attached di integral partof the curler roam. p

The operation of my improved curler' device will now be described: inserted in the end through the op'enings2l and 23 and frictionally held in position as above described.- The push button member I4 'is slidably moved inwardly of the member against the action of the spring l1; which'will cause thearm |2a to be raised to the dotted line position l2a (see Fig. 1) The end of a lock of hair to tioned between the arm I, after which the push button- I4 is released and, due to the action of the spring I1, the arm 7 Ha will grip the said lock-of hair. Next. the

fingers of one hand of the operator hold the projecting portion of the hair pin 20 to maintain the same stationary, while with the other hand,

aperture 2! i curl has been removed, Theplug member 26 is One leg of ahair pin 2!! is lflb of the "curler rod l0 be curled is then posi- IM and the curler rod taining means for the the operator grips the finger gripping member H and turns the same, causing rotation of the curler rod I0 and the gripping arm |2a in a direction toward the scalp S to spirally wind the lock of hair. After a curl of desired size is achieved, the gripping arm |2a is raised to the dotted line position |2a' as hereinbefore described and the curl is then slidably moved relative to the curler rod If) in a direction toward the hair pin 20 so that ultimately the leg 2% of the hairpin 20 will be disposed adjacent the outside surface of the wound curl while the leg 29a will be disposed on the inside suriace of the said wound curl. The curler rod is entirely withdrawn and the curl is then -maintained in its wound.condition by ;means of the hair pin.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified form of my invention directed to the means for retaining the hair pin 20 against accidentally jumping out 'during the operationof the device. In this form a plug member 26 is emp'loyed'in the opening 2| of the curler rod 10 similar to the member 26 but, instead is provided a tubular member 30 of'wavy crosssectional contour in a longitudinal direction as shown. One end of the tube 30 isfreely and rotatably held by the plug member 26' while the opposite end of said member 30 is freely and rotatably held in arecessed portion of the-curler rod i0 adjacent the opening 2|. An opening 3| in axial alignment with the opening 21 is pro--,

vided in the tubular member l0. It is. noted from the above described construction that, when the leg 20a of the hair pin is inserted through the opening 21, it will pass through the tube 30 and into the opening. 3|. Due to the wavy longitudinal contour of the member 30, it is noted that the hair pin 20 will be prevented from accidentally slipping out of position during the curling operation. In this form of construction: it is noted that when the curling pin (20 vis held Sta tionary while the curler rod I0 is rotated, the

tube 30 will also beheld stationary and the said curler rod Ill? will rotatewith respect thereto; In Fig. 7 there is. shown a :simple formof rethe curler rod 40 is providedadjacent the. free end thereof with a relatively narrow axial opening 4| into which one ceived, and the inherent resilient wavy contour of the hair pin will hold it within the opening-4|.

In the forms of my invention for retaining the hair pin 20 in position, as noted that the distance to which the .hair. pin leg 20a is inserted in the curler rod) is limited, so that both hair pin legs 20a and 20b williterminate at a spaced distance fromthefree end of the gripping arml2a. so

wound on the curler rod I!) will notcome into contact with or be interfered with'by the hair pin 7 20 during the winding operation.

In Fig. 6 I have shown'a modified form of my invention. -In this form, the hair gripping member comprises a rod having a slightly enlarged head portion 50a at one end thereof which-is received in a socket opening 5| in the finger grip-' ping member 52. Communicating withthe'o'pening 5| is a longitudinally disposed' opriing 53 having an enlarged portion 53a'to permit freedomof pivotalmovement of the member 50 about the head 50a which serves as a pivot. plug member 54 mounted in theniember 52 serves to retain the gripping arm headifiain-the-socket" 5|. The finger gripping member. 52 is provided with an openingi55 into which there is"slidably of the projecting member 24, there hair pin 20. In this case,

leg 20a of the pin'20'is reabove described. it'is i that the hair which is' A threaded age'sg eee jectlng portion being substantially parallel to mounted aplunger "member'ifi having a transverse opening 5! adjacent" one" end th'ereoi in substantial axial alignment with the'openings"53 and-53a and through which'aportionof thegripping memberpasses.

above described construction that" when" the plunger-memberfiiis moved inwardly, themem ber50'wi1lb'e caused to pivotally move about-its axistflato' permit a strand of hairto be=grippedbetween, the' member" 50and the curler *rod I 01* To normally maintain the gripping memberib in'contactive engagement with the curler rod ID;- a spring" 60 encircling the member 56 and -dis'= posedin" theopening55is'provided: In order to'raise the gripping arm-50 for the purpose of grippingalock of hair, itis merely necessary'to' push'inwardly onthe member "56" against the'ac tion-of" the spring Bil'and uponrelease'of the memberfififthelock of hairwillbe gripped preparatory" to' curling.

It'will thus'be seen devicein'which the several objects of this inven= tion are achieved, and which is well adapted to' meet the conditions of practical use.

As: various possible embodiments might bemade of'the above invention; 'and as variouschanges might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is torbe understood 'thatall matter herein set forth or shown in 'th'eaccompanying drawing is to tive and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim" as'new'and' desire to secure byLettersPatent:

1. In a hair curling device; a curler'memb'er adapted to have a lock of hair wound thereon, a finger gripping member attached" to said curler member, a hair gripping member andmeans'for mounting said hair grippingimember'on'said finger gripping member thereto; said 'hair gripping member'comprising' a portion thereof disposed within"said finger'grip=' ping member'and a portion thereof'projecting outwardly from'said finger grippingjmember."

2. In a haircurling device, a curler'member' adapted to have a lock of hair woundthereon; a finger gripping memberattach'ed to'saidcurler member, a hair gripping member comprising a portion v disposed inwardly of said finger gripping member and a portion projecting outwardly of said finger gripping member, said outwardly pro-' jecting portion being substantially parallel to said curler member, and means for resiliently urgingsaid outwardly projecting hair gripping portion into contactive engagement with said curler member.

3; In a hair curling device, a curler member adapted to have a lock of hair wound thereon,"a finger gripping member attached to said curler member, a-hair gripping member comprising a portion disposed inwardly of said finger grippingmember and a portion projecting outwardly of said finger gripping member, said outwardly projecting portion being substantially parallel to said curler member, and means for resiliently urging said outwardly projecting portion" into contactive engagement with said curler member; said last named means comprising a spring mounted within said finger gripping member.

4; In a hair curling device; a curler member adapted to have a lock of hair wound thereon, a flnger gripping member attached to said curler member, a hair gripping member com-prisinga portion disposed inwardly of said finger gripping member and a portion projecting outwardlyof saimfinger gripping-member, said outwardly prw It is thus seen fromthe be interpreted as illustraf that thereisprovided a for relative movement said- *curlr member; means f fonresilintly urging: saidoutwardly projecting portio'rrinto contao tiveengagementwith said' curler 1 member, .said last named means com prisiirg a spring mountually manipulative means carr-ied by said finger jecting portion to move out of eontactive engage ment" with: said first -curler against the action of"'said"spring: i

5; a h'air curlin'g device; a curler member adapted to have a lock-ofliai-r fwoundhthereon, a' finger gripping member attached to said curler: member, a Hair gripping member comprising a portion disposed inwardly of said nnger' g-rip' ping member and a portion projecting outwardly of said finger gripping member; said outwardly projectingportion being substantially parallelr tor said curler member, means for resilient1y -'urg-'- ing said outwardlyprojecting portion 1 into-icontactive engagement' with saidfirst curlerasaidi last named means comprising:ai-spring mountedi within said .fingerv gripping-member; .and-i' manually manipulative means carried ibyi said: finger; gripping member forcausin'g saidfoutwardlysprot-= jecting portion to moveout of contactivea engage-:2 ment'withtsaid first curleriagainst the action *of said spring, said fingerigrippingwmember' being: soconstructed and arranged. thatzsaid-ioutwardlm projecting portion will maintainiitswparallel-ism with respect to said curler *memberdu-ring such movement. i v I 6. In a hair curling, device; a-.cu-rler= member adapted to have: alockof .hairi-wound=thereon, said curler member having-a fingergrippingportion, a hair gripping-member: comprisinga' portion thereof disposedsubstantially parallel=to said curler member. and means for moving said. hain gripping. member with respect .to. said. curler. member, said last. named means includingmeans, for maintaining. the parallelism betweensaidhair' gripping member portion and "saidfcurler member during such movement:

7. In a hair curling, device, a curlermember adapted tov have a lockof' hair wound thereon; a finger gripping"memberiattached to said curler member,"v a" hair gripping member cooperating with said curler 'memb'er andattaclred at one end thereof to "said finger-gripping' 'membery and means comprising a manuallymovable member last named--manually movable-'memberibeing. so arranged as to move: in the: sametdirectionias said hair grippingmember,"

8: In a hair curling d'evice,= aicurlerrmemben adapted 1 to have aloclc of hair wound thereon; afinger gripping .memberxattachedito said curler member, a hairgrippingLmemb'er; and means' for mounting-said hair: Jgrippingn member on ,said finger gripping: member ror movement" relative thereto,'- said means 1 comprising an. actuating member 'slidably receiv'ed :in said fi'nger. gripping member and shiftable -transversely' of theilongitudinal axis thereof, said curler: member, saidfinger gripping member and said-.hair gripping member being turnable as a uni-tt i 9; In a hair'curling' device; a curler'member adapted to have a lock of hair woun'd' thereon; afinger gripping member attached to saidzfcurl'r member, a hair gripping member, and: means-for mounting saidhair gripping member on said finger gripping member. for: movement: relative thereto;- said: last -named meansi'zvcomprisingza ippifig member for causing 'said'outwardly pro 'ingto frictionally grip the pin free, means button projecting from said finger gripping memher and shiftable perpendicular to the longitudinalsaxis thereof, said curlermember. said finger, gripping member and said hair gripping member being turnable as a unit.

10. In a hair curling device,-a curler rneme ber adapted to have a lock of hair wound --there on,,: a finger; gripping member attached to 3 said curler member, a hair, gripping memberpivotally mounted directly on said finger gripping memher, and means carried by said fingerqgripping member for causing pivotal movement of said hair gripping member relative to said finger griptactive engagement with said curler member against the action of said resilientfmeans, said hair gripping member being so constructed and arranged that said parallel portion willmaintain its-parallelism with respect to said curler during such movement. J 12. In a hair curling device adapted for: use with a hair pin, a curler member adapted to have alock of hairwound thereon, extending opening in one end 'of said curler member adapted to receive one leg of said hair pin therein and to leave the other end of said hair pin free, means to angularly spreadthe legs of saidhair pin, and means 'freely' rotatably mounted in said curler member wholly within said opening to frictionally grip the leg of said hair pin disposed in said curler member inan inwardly dependently of any gripping eifectcaused by said spreading means. V V V 13."In' a hair curling device'ad'apted for use witha hair pin, a curler member adapted to have a'lock of hair wound thereon, an inwardly extending opening in onefiend of. said curler, member adapted to receive one leg of saidhair pin therein and to leave the other end of said hair pin .free, means to angularly' spread the legs of said hair pin, and means freely rotatablymounted in said curler member whollywithin said openlegof said hair pin disposed in said curler member independently of any gripping effect caused by said spreading means, said last named means comprising a tubular member whose opening is in axial alignment with the opening1in said curler member.

14. In a hair curling "device adapted'for. use with a hair pin, acurler member adaptedtohave a lock of hair wound tending opening in one end of said curlermember adapted to receive one leg of said. hairpin therein and to leave the other-end of saidhair to angularlygspread the legs of said hair pin, and means freely rotatably mounted in said curler member wholly within said opening to frictionallyzgrip the. leg of said hair pin disposed in said curler member independently of any, gripping effect caused by said spreading means, said last named means comprising a tubular-member whose opening is in axial alignment with the opening in said curler thereon, an inwardly -eX- internally 1 within the member, said tubular member being of wavy,

longitudinal cross-sectional contour.

, 15. In a hair curling with a hairpin, a curler member adapted to have a lock of hair wound thereoman tending opening in one ber adapted to receive therein and to leave the pin free, means to' angularly SDre said hair pin, and ed in said curler member ing to frictionally grip disposed in said one leg of said hair pin wholly within said openbular' member whose opening is in axiallalignment with the openin said tubular member having anaxially located shaft disposed therein and spaced from the walls" of said tubularmember, said shaft beingmoiint' ed in cantilever fashion at one end .of said tub'li at one extremity of said elongated hair curler.

means for impositively accommodating oneleg of a conventional spread hair clip with the open extremity of said clip positioned in alignment with said peripheral hair curling surface, said last named means comprising a member disposed means and having an outer surface spaced in-v wardly from an inner wall ,of th hair curler means to provide a recess extending axially thereof for receiving the extremity of said leg and disposing said extremity fixedly in said recess when operatively received thereby, said hair curler means being apertured at a point spaced axially from said recess, said aperture being laterally disaligned with respect tial resistance to withdrawal;

1'7. A hair curler device as defined in the claim precedingwherein said means one leg of a conventional spread hair clip includes a peripheral outer surface for engaging the other leg of said hair clip and disposingit in inclined relation to said surface. I r

18. A hair curler device including anelongated hair curlerrneans presenting an external periph eral hair curling surface, means at one extremity of said elongated hair curler means for impositively accommodating one leg of a conventional spread hair clip with the open extremity of said clip positioned in alignment with said peripheral hair curling surface, said last named means comprising a member disposed internally within the elongated haircurler means and having a surface spaced froman inner wall of thehair curlerextending axially. there device adapted for use inwardly .exend of said curler other end of saidkliair, ad" theglegs 16f means freely rotatably mount;

the leg of said hair pin J curler member. independently. of any. gripping eflectcaused by said spreading -mearis, said lastnamed means comprising ,a tuin said curler member;

elongat elongated hair curler to said recess for laterally flexing said leg .to impose a substanfor accommodating defined in the i surface coaxial with the elongated hair curler means and spaced inwardly from an inner annular wall of the hair curler means to provide an annular recess adjacent said wall.

20. A hair curler device including an elongated hair curler means presenting an external peripheral hair curling surface, means at one extremity of said elongated hair curler means for impositively accommodating one leg of a conventional spread hair clip with the other leg of said clip received on the outer surface of said device, said last named means comprising a hollow member supported internally of said hair curler means and a. second member disposed internally of said hollow member and having a surface spaced from an inner wall of said hollow member to provide a recess extending axially of said hair curler eans for receiving the extremity of said first leg and disposing said leg extremity fixedly in said recess when operatively received thereby, said hair curler device being apertured at one extremity at a point spaced axially from said recess, said aperture being laterally disaligned with respect to said recess for laterally flexing said leg to impose a substantial resistance to withdrawal.

21. A hair curler device as defined in the claim preceding wherein the hollow member is rotatably supported internally of the hair curler means.

22. In a hair curling device adapted for use with a hair pin, a curler member adapted to have a lock of hair wound thereon, an inwardly extending opening in one end of said curler member adapted to receive one leg of said hair pin therein and to leave the other leg of said hair pin free, means to angularly spread the legs of said hair pin, and means wholly within said opening to frictionally grip the leg of said hair pin disposed in said curler member independently of any gripping effect caused by said spreading means.

23. In a hair curling device, a curler member adapted to have a lock of hair wound thereon, and a spread hair pin supported at one end there of, with one leg of the pin impositively accommodated in said member and the other leg over the external surface of said member, said member having an internal recess adjacent an end thereof which extends axially of said member for receiving the extremity of said first named hair pin leg and disposing said extremity fixedly in said recess when operatively received thereby, said hair curler means being apertured at a point spaced axially from said recess to permit said first leg to enter said recess, said aperture being laterally disaligned with respect to said 1 recess for laterally flexing said leg to impose a substantial resistance to withdrawal thereof.

24. In a hair curling device, a curler member adapted to have a lock of hair Wound thereon and a spread hair pin supported at one end thereof, with one leg of the pin impositively accommodated in said member and the other leg over the external surface of said member, said curler member having an aperture at one end thereof through which said first named hair pin leg is adapted to be inserted and an internal annular recess extending axially of said member for ireceiving the extremity of said first leg and disposing said extremity fixedly in said recess when operatively received thereby, said recess being spaced axially from said aperture and the walls of said recess being laterally disaligned with respect to said aperture for laterally flexing said leg to impose a substantial resistance to withdrawal thereof.

HARRY KLEIN. 

